"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.